Kaukola Ridge at Sunset
Kaukola Ridge at Sunset is a painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1890.[1][2][3] The painting is considered part of the Golden Age of Finnish Art.
View from observation tower on Kaukolanharju in 2018
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| Artist | Albert Edelfelt |
| Year | 1890 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 116.5 cm × 83 cm (45.9 in × 33 in) |
| Location | Ateneum, Helsinki, Finland |
| Owner | Republic of Finland |
| Website | www |
The painting depicts the view of a mirror-like lake at sunset in Finland. In the foreground are some young pines and a half-uprooted stump. In the middle is a bay with wooded islets. To the left, a ridge runs diagonally across the picture.[2]
Albert Edelfelt painted the picture from June to July 1889 in Tammela, Tavastia at Saaris estate - owned by the family of his wife, Ellan de la Chapelle. The view is from Kaukolanharju ridge, North West of the straight between Pyhäjärvi and Kuivajärvi.[2]
The painting is on display at Ateneum in Helsinki, Finland.[1]
References
- "Finnish National Gallery - Work: Kaukola Ridge at Sunset". www.kansallisgalleria.fi. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "Kaukola ås i solnedgång". Albert Edelfelts brev. Elektronisk brev- och konstutgåva (Albert Edelfelt's letters. Digital publication) (in Swedish). Maria Vainio-Kurtakko & Henrika Tandefelt & Elisabeth Stubb, Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. 2020.
- Edelfelt, Albert. Kaukolanharju auringonlaskun aikaan.
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